title: Eyelid lipoid granuloma following topical ointment application.
abstract: Subcutaneous lipogranulomas have been known to occur after injection of lipids for cosmetic or therapeutic reasons. Fibrosis may occur around the granulomas, giving them a lobulated appearance that can clinically mimic a malignancy. Of the few reports of lipogranulomas after the use of topical ointment, none have occurred in the eyelid. We report a case of subconjunctival lipogranulomas after the use of topical ointment whose clinical appearance was suggestive of sebaceous gland carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moolchandani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katowitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009824:Ointments / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments